A short video is circulating on social networking platforms about a female vehicle driver committing a traffic offence and making indecent gestures to another driver on Avenida do Infante D. Henrique (殷皇子大馬路) on Wednesday, near the Portuguese School, and the two drivers involved were fined for their respective traffic offences, the Public Security Police (PSP) announced in a statement on Friday.
According to a video that appears to be taken by a dash camera that shows the date of January 15, 2025, a woman gave an offensive finger-gesture after stopping her car on the roadway near the Grand Lisboa casino-hotel, just past the traffic lights right in front of a car whose driver was about to move as the traffic light turned green.
Upon learning of the incident, PSP officers immediately contacted the two drivers involved for follow-up action. After investigation, it was confirmed that the female driver, reportedly a local Portuguese lawyer, had committed a number of traffic offences, while the other driver involved in the incident also committed a traffic offence, the statement said, adding that both were fined.
However, the statement did not reveal which offences the two drivers committed.
PSP officers appealed to all motorists to consciously observe road traffic rules and relevant laws, and not to obstruct traffic in any way. In addition, the statement said, drivers should travel in a civilised and courteous manner, so as to build a harmonious and tolerant road environment.
This pixelated screenshot from a video circulating on a social networking platform shows a female driver making an offensive gesture on Avenida do Infante D. Henrique (殷皇子大馬路) on Wednesday.
